The main difficulty I found was getting the correct exposure while trying to control the highlights. The camera's auto modes were finding it difficult due to the high contrast in the image so manual was the only way to go.

A fruitless morning spent waiting for the otters that live here to come and perform ... they didn't co-operate. Numb with boredom I shot a very conventional and tedious picture of the rocks and the loch. Once back home I tried spinning the image through about 40 degrees and cropping a slice out of it. I then turned the image such that the reflection was at the top.

Here with my very first post for 'on assignment', and to say I'm nervous is an understatement posting among such fantastic photographers here that have so much creativity as well But, everyone starts somewhere right?!

Nothing new in the way of creativity here but I just loved the smooth clear water and the reflection. It was taken at Loch Oire in Moray, Scotland.

The post of the month from me. Haven’t actually been as active to capture a reflection as I wanted to but this one is what I came up with.

Not as creative an idea as the picture of last month. However, kind of nicely binds the assignments of April and May together – transportation and reflection. I like the wide-angel effect the curved window does to the photo.